Device for watering hogs and other animals



(No Model.)

LLINGWOOD.

DBVIGE FOR WATBRING HOGS AND OTHBR ANIMALS.

D. P. &J. A. C0

Patented Jan. 31, 1888.

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I DANIEL FRANKLN COLLNGW'OOD AND JAMES ALBERT COLLINGVVOOD, OF PRETTY PRAIRIE, KANSAS.

DEVlCE FOR WATERING HOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 377,016, dated January 31, 1888.

Application filed June 9, 1887. Serial No. 240,791. (No model.)

To all wltom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, DNIEL FRNKLIN CoLLINGwooD and JAiiEs ALBERT CoLLiNG- WooD, eitizens of the United States, residing at Pretty Prairie, in the county of Reno and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Devices for Vatering Hogs and other Animals, of which the following is a specification.

ro Our invention relates to au improvement in devices for watering` hogs and other animals; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereiuafter, and particularly pointcd out in the claiin.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of a watering device embodying,` our improvements. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 isa Vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line a: x of Fig. 2.

A represents a trough, which is preferably made in the form of a slide, and has its front end inclincd upward, as at B. On the upper side of the trough, at a suitable distance from the front end thereof, is a cross-bar, O.

D represents wedge-shaped cleat-bars,which are secured to the opposing inner sides of the front portion of the trough.

E reprcsents a eylindrieal tank which is supported ou the upper edges of the side and rear ends of the trough A. In the bottom of the said tank is a depending pipe or nozzle, F.

G represents a block, which is seen red on the bottom of the tank at a slight distanee to one side of the pipe or nozzle F, and to the under side of the said block is secured the inner end of a fiexiblc valve, H, the outer end of which is arranged under and is adapted to close the lower end of the nozzle or spout F. 4a I represcnts a series of four Vertical guiderods,which extend downward from the bottom of the tank into the tron gh A and reach nearly to the bottom thereof.

K represents a lioat which is arranged between the guide-rods I, and is adapted to move vertieally between the said guide-rods.

L represents a fountain, which fits in the inelined front end of the trough A and rests between the wedge-shaped cleats D. In the bottom of the fountain are openings which communicate with the interior of the trough.

M represents a wedge-shaped key, which is adapted to fit in a recess, N, made in the lower 'front side of the cross bar O. The said wedgeshaped key bears firinly against the rear side of the drinking-fountain, and thus secures the latter in position in the front end of the trough, so that it can-not be removed therefrom by the animals. v

The operation of our invention is as follows: 50 The water which is placed in the tank E fiows thcrefrom through the spout or nozzle F into the trough, and as the water rises in the trough it also rises in the drinking-fountain, as will be readily understood. Vhen the trough and drinking-fountain are filled to the required level, the float K rises and bears against the under side of the valve H and closes the latter against the lower end of the spout or nozzle F, thereby Cutting off the fiow of water from the tank to the trough. Vhen the level of the water in the trough becomes lowered as the water is eonsumed, the floatlowers and causes the valve to again open the discharge-spout, and thus a flow of water from the tank to the trough ensucs until the water again reaches the required level in the trough.

This improved watering device is particularly adapted for watering hogs, but may be used for watering other kinds of stock.

In practice we propose to place a screen over the nozzle or opening in the bottom of the reservoir to prevent it from becoming stopped up.

It is obvious that modillcations may be made in the device, such as providing` a drinkingfountain at each end of the trough, and thereby adapt the device to water animals iu two adjacent peus.

Having thus described our invention, we elaim- The combination, with the trough having` its front end inclincd upward and ontward, the cross-bar O a suitable distance in rear of the front edge of said trough, the removable tank E, resting ou the rear portion of said 95 trough and provided with a tubular dischargeopening, F, in its bottom, and the ficXible valve H, secured to the bottom of the tank and adapted to close said opening, of the four guide-bars I, depending from the bottom of the Ioo tank, the fioat K, held between said guidebars, but free to rise and fall with the water in the trough, the removable trough L, made 01111 own We have hereto affixed our signatures fitting in the. nelined front end of the tl'ough in presence of two witnesses. A and provided with an opening in its rear DANIEL FRANKLIN COLLINGWOOD. slde adjolmnz 1ts bovttom, and the Wedge- JAMES AT BERT COILINGWOOD 5 shaped piece M, by means of which the trough I J J L is h'eld in place in front of the bar O, sub- Witnesses: stantially as specified. 'J. D. SMITH,

In testmony that we claim the foregoing as JOHN L. SMITH. 

